Jeffrey LaSalle, P.E., President, EwingCole, SAFE Consultants Div., Philadelphia

Beyond Traditional Inspection and Testing of Fire-Alarm Systems

Ask a building owner, engineer or contractor what commissioning means, and you're likely to get a variety of answers. Some may say that commissioning focuses on the performance of a building's HVAC system. Others will say that it is glorified testing, adjusting and balancing. Some may even get closer to the industry definition and describe commissioning as a process that starts in the early pla...